- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- In Loving Memory Paul Danie Davis, November 13, 1919- Novmeber 3, 2005, A Celebration of Life, January 26, 2006, Ayres Suites Corona West, 1910 Frontage Road, Corona, California
- Date of Original:
- 2006-01-28
- Subject:
- African American men--California--Corona--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--California--Corona--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--Corona---History--20th century
Funeral service--California--Corona--History--20th century
Mourning customs--California--Corona--History--20th century
African Americans--California--Corona--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, California, Riverside County, Corona, 33.87529, -117.56644
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Paul Daniel Davis. Birth date: November 13, 1919. Death date: November 3, 2005. Funeral date: January 28, 2006. Church: (not recorded). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_davispauldaniel20060128
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_davispauldaniel20060128
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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In Loving Memory
Paul Daniel Davis
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November 13, 1919- November 3, 2005
A Celebration of Life
January 28, 2006
Ayres Suites Corona West 1910 Frontage Road - Corona, California
Progrant
Arrivals, Seating & Beverages
Welcome Opening Tribute Rev. Paula Whatley Matabane. Ph.D.
(Niece of Paul Davis)
Dinner Buffet Service
"Through the Eyes of His Daughter: A Life's Journey" Kerry Dee (Davis) Pitcher
Pictorial Journey Presentation
Display Browsing
Dessert and Coffee/Tea
Prayers Kyle Pitcher & Kerry Pitcher
Closing Remarks Lynn Hugh Whatley (Nephew of Paul Davis)
Doris Marie Davis
Paul Daniel Davis
November 13, 1919 -November 3, 2005. Riverside National Cemetery 22495 Van Buren Blvd. Riverside C.A. 92518 Tuesday November 8, 2005 Arrangements By: Thomas Miller Corona C.A.
Order of Service
9..00AM Meet at Staging Area #2 at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside C.A.
9.15AM -9.25AM Words of Welcome and Purpose... Lynn Whatley Sr.
Sacred Readings & Prayers Psalm 23 Baha'i Prayer for the Departed
Doris Davis Kyle A. Pitcher Kerry Pitcher
9.30AM Military Ceremony & Flag Presentation
Closing Prayer
OBITUARY Paul Daniel Davis Born: Nov. 13, 1919 in Columbus Georgia Died: Nov. 3, 2005
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Paul was the last "Button on Jacob's coat" as his mother lone Willie Jackson Davis said. He was the youngest of a family of six children 4 boys and 2 girls. His father was an educator and Principal of the currently named "Jefferson Davis Elementary School" in Columbus Georgia.
Paul's educational background is amazing as it starts at a black elementary school in
Columbus George" Wynnton Annex", then to high school in Washington D.C. where he
lived with his brother John ,then to Dunbar High School in New York where he lived
with his brother Jefferson and finally to Lincoln University at the ripe age of 15. He met
many African Students at Lincoln and befriended both Kwame Nkrumah (First President
of Ghana, and Prime Minister of the Gold Coast) and Dr. N. Azekiwe (who became
President ofNigeria). As a sophomore Paul transferred to Harvard University where he
graduated with a B.S. in the class of 1940 along with classmates : John F. Kennedy and
J.P. Morgan. He wrote many articles for the" Harvard Guardian" and the "Crimson" at
Harvard. Paul then attended Harvard Law School but W.W.II changed his plans and he
joined the Army where he served as a 2nd Lt. in the Military Intelligence Division -
Counter Intelligence Corps as an agent. He completed his Law Degree at New York
Univers_ity and is a member of theN.Y. Bar Association.
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Paul was Regional Manager for Pepsi Cola International and sold franchises and
established factories in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Fernando Po. He met his wife,
Doris Marie Davis in 1953 in Switzerland and was married in 1957 in Ghana, West
Africa. His only child, Kerry Dee Pitcher, was born in Kumasi, Ghana in 1964. His wife
and he established a Business Partnership "Exhibition Builder's and Decorators" and did
the promotional exhibitions worldwide for the Government of Ghana for over 14 yrs.,
winning Gold Medals for numerous Pavilions and displays that they designed and
executed. After the overthrow of the Ghana Government in a Military Coup, Paul and his
family returned to the United States in 1981. He became a partner in Chroma III
Communications that produced Motion Pictures. He retired in 1986 but continued to be a
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consultant on African Affairs.
Paul D. Davis is survived by his wife Doris .his only daughter Kerry Pitcher, his only
grandson Kyle, his sister Frances Whatley and her children, Lynn Hugh, Warren Jr. and
Paula Matabane and his sister-in-law Ruth Davis.
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Pall Bearers
Robyn Cherry Marvin Dale Griffm
Kerry Pitcher Lynn Hugh Whatley Sr.
Lynn Whatley Jr.
Acknowledgements
Along with a host of friends and associates, the family recognizes and thanks Mrs. Robyn Cherry, the Visiting Nurse Association of the Inland Counties for their Hospice Care making his last week of Life more comfortable, and Dr. Eng for helping him and our family along the difficult journey of Alzheimer's disease. We wish to thank Life Care Center of Corona for their many kindnesses in making the last days of his life journey peaceful and calm. Our Family wishes to thank the Corona Baha'i Community for their prayers and loving support during these last days.
A Celebration ofLife Memorial will be held at alater date and notification will be forthcoming from our family.
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Psalm 43:3
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No More Suffering
These troubles and sufferings of ours are. after alL
quite small and won't last very long.
Yet this short time of distress will result in
God's richest blessing upon us forever and ever.
2 Corinthians 4: I 7
0 Son of Spirit With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice!
To the court of holiness I summon thee; abide therin that thou mayest live in peace evermore.
Hidden ~Vords- Balui 'u 'llah
Live Each Day Teach us to nun1ber our days and recognize how fe.w they are;
help us to spend them as we should. Psalm 90: I 2
0 Son of Spi~it Burst thy cage asunder. and even as the phoenix of love
soar into the firmament of holiness. Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy,
abide in the realm of celestial sanctity. Hidden WCJrds- Balui 'u 'lldh
\~ \~: . my ship; sail on to the sea of tranquility, to the dawning place of celestial joy and rapture,
where silence is broken by deeper silence,
and peace by greater peace.
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0 beloved voyager! Welcome to paradise,
your new home, where time is no more,
where past and future blend into eternal now.
All your paths shall be peace, all your ways shall lead to victory and wonder.
You shall not be a fading shadow deep in a forest or on the slopes of a hill,
but a star glittering in the hea11 of heaven.
Eternity shall rest in your right hand~ in your left, there shall be bounties and blessings forevermore.
Your soul shall be filled with jewels of heaven, and your heart shall burst with joy.
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~ It l , . , passing voyagers! Death does not put out the light. only shatters the lamp. The light does not die. It only departs and joins the heart of heaven. ~ Like a breeze that stirs the forest, g and spreads the fragrance of flowers,
J death lifts the veil and sets the soul free on its journey home.
Bahd'f Writings
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Paul Daniel Davis
Born November 13, 1919- Columbus, Georgia Died November 3, 2005 -Corona, California
Interment November 8, 2005 Riverside National Cemetery 22495 Van Buren Blvd.- Riverside, California